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	FortBed
		Fort Bedford was constructed in the summer of 1758 in the form of an irregular pentagon with five bastions.
		The fort was situated on the south side of the Juniata River at the crest of the hill that slopes steeply down to the edge of the water.
		Fort Bedford was still being garrisoned by the British military in the year 1769 when it became, unless evidence is found to prove otherwise, the first British fort to be attacked and captured by American rebels caught up in the spirit of independence.
	www.motherbedford.com /FortBed.htm (1467 words)

	Fort Bedford Museum in Bedford, PA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fort Raystown was renamed Fort Bedford in honor of the Duke between November 28th and December 14th, 1758, after the flag was received.
		Fort Bedford was constructed as a key fortification along the military path -- Forbes Road -- and served as the staging area for their successful campaign against the French.
		After the war, Fort Bedford stood until the early 1770s, used as a British outpost on the frontier and as a refuge from Indian attack as westward migration increased in the 18th century.
	www.bedfordcounty.net /attract/fort (837 words)

	Story of Fort Henry
		On the west side of the Fort outside of it was a never-failing spring of pure, limpid water.
		Forts were built to which the people fled for safety; but in many cases this precaution was not sufficient.
		It was during the second siege that the ammunition ran low in the fort and a volunteer, Elizabeth Zane, sister of Ebenezer Zane,13 ran to the cabin and returned under fire with a supply of powder, thus doing her part toward defense, and furnishing the background for a much-repeated story of pioneer days.
	www.wvculture.org /history/journal_wvh/wvh1-2.html (2282 words)

	Fort Tours \| Fort Pitt
		The Fort Pitt Museum is located in a re-created eighteenth century bastion of the famous British fort on the forks of the Ohio River in Point State Park, Pittsburgh.
		Fort Pitt, as it was named, became one of the largest English strongholds in North America.
		Fort Pitt Museum is located inside Point State Park on Commonwealth Place in the city of Pittsburgh.
	www.forttours.com /pages/tocftpitt.asp (897 words)

	The Point: People: William Pitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pitt was not moved but continued to propose that the tax be repealed, as he argued, "Trade is your object with them and taxing was ill advised.
		Pitt continued to debate eloquently on relations with America and introduced measures, all of which were voted down.
		Pitt remained steadfast as he said: "This tumult in Boston should not be taken advantage of in order to crush the spirit of liberty among the Americans.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/point/point_n104.html (1519 words)

	Fort Pitt
		Historically, Fort Duquesne is more significant then Fort Pitt as it was the venue that defied Britain’s rights to the headwaters of the Ohio while claiming the Northwest Territory for France.
		Fort Pitt was the key fortification in the struggle for empire between Britain and France in Western Pennsylvania and the Northwest Territory.
		Built in 1759 to 1761 by the British on the ashes of Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt was the port from which the city of Pittsburgh emerged.
	virtualology.com /virtualwarmuseum.com/hallofamericanwarsandconflicts/fortpitt.org (2734 words)

	AKValley.com--Story of Fort Pitt
		The chief reason why the French abandoned Fort Duquesne, was because their Indian allies who had been instrumental in defeating Braddock in 1755 removed from the area.
		The character of the structure and the location of the new fort were probably determined upon before Forbes left on his return for Philadelphia, which he did on the 3d of December.
		Although Fort Pitt was occupied in 1760, it was not finished until the summer of 1761 under Col. Bouquet.
	www.akvalley.com /history/forts/fortpitt/fortpitt.shtml (1704 words)

	Fort Ligonier Proved Key To The West :: Weekend Adventures Magazine Online :: wamonline.com
		Fort Ligonier served a vital purpose in our history as the “Key to the West” and it was never taken by the enemy.
		The portion of the fort presently reconstructed is the lower half of that inner fort and includes the officers’ barracks and two bastions, connected by a wall of palisades.
		Fort Ligonier is located on U.S. Route 30 and PA Route 711, in Ligonier, PA. It is fifty miles east of Pittsburgh and twelve miles north of the PA Turnpike.
	www.wamonline.com /summer2001/fortligonier.htm (1224 words)

	Fort Pitt Museum, Page 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British objective had been the location of Fort Duquesne, not the fortification itself, and it was a jubilant group which gave thanks on November 26, 1758, the day after arriving at the smoldering remains of the fort.
		Most wilderness forts were built to protect against Indian attacks and the use of logs sufficed, but Fort Pitt was designed to protect against French cannons.
		The installation was large and it is estimated that seventeen forts the size of Fort Duquesne would easily fit on the parade ground of Fort Pitt.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/pitt/page4.asp?secid%3D31 (789 words)

	Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA - Fort Pitt Blvd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The three westbound lanes of Fort Pitt Blvd are essentially the whole of the original Water St, although the earlier road surface was limestone block pavers.
		Closer to the river, thirty-six short spans carry three lanes of eastbound Fort Pitt Blvd on a viaduct stretching between the approach ramps from the Fort Pitt Bridge to the Smithfield St Bridge.
		The transition of the roadway geometry is evident where the multiple sets of lanes of Fort Pitt Blvd once aligned with the original Water St ramps from the Point and Manchester Bridges.
	www.pghbridges.com /pittsburghW/0584-4476/ftpittblvd.htm (1030 words)

	Pittsburgh City Paper - ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Because both the facilities are undergoing renovations, the Fort Pitt Blockhouse is ostensibly closed to the public (although it will be open during upcoming living-history weekends), as is the second-floor exhibit space.
		As Fort Pitt itself vanished with Pittsburgh’s 19th-century expansion, the sturdy blockhouse remained.
		Fort Pitt Museum sponsors “Muster in May, 1759,” a living-history celebration featuring demonstrations of military activities, dancing, quilting, wig-making, etc., May 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and May 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
	www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws /prev/summer03/sg_6.html (645 words)

	Western PA History: Fort Pitt: Frontier Military Outpost 1750-95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1755 the French descended on the fort by canoe and captured it without bloodshed (the small garrison could see they were clearly out-numbered!).
		This time to firmly establish their control, the British built a then state-of-the-art fort, Fort Pitt, named in honor of William Pitt, the Prime Minister of England.
		Fort Pitt, which covered most of the area now known as Point State Park, was the third fort built at the Point during the French and Indian War.
	www.wqed.org /erc/pghist/units/WPAhist/wpa2.shtml (904 words)

	Fort Duquesne
		Fort that changed hands several times during the two decades that made up the French and Indian War.
		It was originally a British fort that the French seized before it was finished.
		The importance of this fort site was that its holder gained control of three rivers: the Ohio, the Allegheny, and the Monongahela.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/fortduquesnedef.htm (140 words)

	Volume 5 - Chapter 5: The Bouquet Expedition
		However, his aim and interest was to strengthen all the forts, with forts Louden, Littleton, Bedford and Ligonier as stepping stones or bases to Fort Pitt where he planned to establish his base for his entry into the Ohio territory.
		The forts since 1758 had been left to deteriorate and many of the supplies left in them were ruined by the rats and in many cases carelessness by the army.
		The fort was in such poor condition that he had taken the men to his house where repairs had been made to strengthen it so they would be able to defend themselves.
	www.everettarea.org /tales/v05/v05c05.htm (4366 words)

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		Two roads led from Fort Pitt to the settlements; one of which was cut by Gen. Braddock from Cumberland in 1755; the other, which was the more frequented, passed by Carlisle and Bedford, and was the one made by Gen. Forbes, in 1758.
		Fort Ligonier and Fort Bedford were nestled among the mountains in the midst of endless forests.
		By the 8th of October, 1778, the headquarters of the army were removed from Fort Pitt to the new fort, where the largest body of troops collected west of the Alleghenies during the Revolution was assembled, preparatory to beginning the march against Detroit.
	www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/pa/1pa/1picts/frontierforts/ff26.html (15217 words)

	Fort Pitt Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Fort Pitt Museum is located in a re-created 18th Century bastion of the famous British fort on the forks of the Ohio River at Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh.
		Fort Pitt was a critical stronghold in the struggle for empire between France and Britain in Western Pennsylvania and the old Northwest.
		The fort is located on the forks of the Ohio River, where the British and French erected fortifications that protected their claims to the early West and trade with Native Americans.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /BHSM/toh/ftpitt/ftpitt.htm (263 words)

	Fort Pitt
		The Fort Pitt District was honored to be able to present two Silver Beaver Awards at the 12th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony held May 19 at Flag Plaza.
		We are pleased to report that at the annual meeting held May 19, John Foster was elected chairman of the Fort Pitt District.
		Fort Pitt award recipients were: Harold Caplan, James Bracaglia, Priscilla Sohnen, and Lou Mellinger.
	www.gpc-bsa.org /districts/fortpitt (659 words)

	Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA - Fort Pitt Tunnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Fort Pitt Tunnels groundbreaking ceremony was held April 17, 1957.
		The Fort Pitt Tunnels are similar in design to the Squirrel Hill Tunnels on the Parkway East and the Lehigh Tunnels on the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike which were constructed at about the same time.
		Of the highway tunnels in Allegheny County, the Fort Pitt Tunnels (3,614 ft) are third in length behind the Liberty Tubes (5,889 ft) and the Squirrel Hill Tunnels (4,225 ft) on the Parkway East.
	pghbridges.com /pittsburghW/0583-4476/ft_pitt_tun.htm (602 words)

	Fort Duquesne
		Fort Duquesne, at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, SW Pa. Because of its strategic location, it was a major objective in the last of the
		The fort was begun by a group of Virginians in 1754 at the insistence of Gov. Robert Dinwiddie.
		Fort Duquesne was also the goal of an unsuccessful expedition under English Gen. Edward Braddock in 1755.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0819229.html (168 words)

	AKValley.com--Fort Crawford
		It was therefore deemed necessary to erect a fort to cover this pathway, and to serve as a rallying point for scouts, as well as to afford protection to troops who were intended to garrison it.
		The place agreed upon was on the southeastern, or Fort Pitt side of the Allegheny river, a short distance above the mouth of Puckety Creek.
		It served all the purposes of a frontier stockade fort.
	www.akvalley.com /history/forts/fortcrawford/fortcrawford.shtml (364 words)

	Pennsylvania @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 279
		Prior to the opening of the Fort Pitt Tunnel and during the tunnel closures due to reconstruction, U.S. 19 and the West End Bridge acts as an alternate route.
		The Fort Pitt Bridge was under construction at the time this photo was taken, as seen from Station Square on the south shore of the Monongahela River.
		The Duquesne Bridge is in the foreground, and the Fort Pitt Bridge is visible immediately behind it and to the left (the white tarp is in place due to construction on the lower deck at the time of this photo; Interstate 279 was closed in a southerly direction at this time).
	www.northeastroads.com /i-279_pa.html (3381 words)

	Fort Henry-Wheeling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The final arrangement was that the regular troops were to remain at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh, and the militia were to patrol the frontiers from Pittsburgh to Wheeling.
		Reports were made by the officers of the condition of supplies of the different forts, stations, and block-houses, and of the forces which could be rallied to their defense.
		The State of Virginia furnished at different times an ample supply of ammunition for the use of the fort, but when Col. ZANE took command his first care was to replenish the stock in view of the probable necessity of its use at any time, if the expected inroad of the savages should occur.
	www.rootsweb.com /~indian/forwhl.htm (908 words)

	New barrel of Fort Pitt fun: 'Detour-on-a-detour'
		Because of an apparent oversight in the Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel construction plan, a new high-speed connector ramp that is part of a main detour will be open only part time this summer.
		Traffic will be diverted onto the eastbound city lanes of Fort Pitt Boulevard, pass through three traffic signals, and be sent down what is tantamount to the old Wood Street entry ramp to the Parkway East toward Monroeville.
		Closing the connector nightly for the duration of the project -- possibly until Halloween when the Fort Pitt Bridge exit ramp is to be completed -- will put stress on city streets and on patrons of a myriad of sports and special events.
	www.post-gazette.com /transportation/20030402fortpitt0402p3.asp (559 words)

	Here are Downtown ramps affected by Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel project
		The Stanwix Street entrance ramp to the outbound Fort Pitt Bridge is closed.
		Use Fort Pitt Boulevard westbound to the Fort Duquesne Bridge and the West End detour.
		Fort Pitt Boulevard eastbound will be closed from the Smithfield Street Bridge to Grant Street this week to accommodate conversion of the Grant Street/I-279 entrance ramp from outbound to inbound.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030325fortramps0325p8.asp (292 words)

	Pitt, Fort on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fort Pitt Museum Set To Reopen; Rare Washington Manuscript To Be Displayed.
		Sowers JR, White WB, Pitt B, Whelton A, Simon LS, Winer N, Kivitz A, van Ingen H, Brabant T, Fort JG: The effects of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy on 24-hour blood pressure in...
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-P1itt-F1or.asp (438 words)

	Fort Pitt Elementary School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fort Pitt was once a local neighborhood school, now serves children from four diverse neighborhoods: Garfield, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, and Larimer.
		Fort Pitt is one of the largest elementary schools in the city.
		Fort Pitt was built in 1907 in honor of President Garfield.
	www.volunteersolutions.org /pittsburgh/org/217805.html (416 words)

	frenchandindian.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1763 the great Ottawa chief Pontiac organized, with nations of the Iroquois, a concerted attack on the entire chain of English forts extending from fort Pitt to McHenry and St. Joseph.
		Fort Presque Isle was looted and for the second time, burned to the ground.
		Fort Detroit and fort Pitt were successfully defended
	esd.iu5.org /lessonplans/erie/frenchandindian.htm (246 words)

	Fort Pitt Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The river itself was a consistent enemy of the forts at the Forks-every fort that stood on this ground was damaged by high water.
		Governor Dinwiddie realized in early 1753 that the French had begun to build strategic forts along western waterways to secure control of the frontier and access to the country's central basin.
		The Fort LeBoeuf incident may seem rather phlegmatic by today's standards, but the events that followed were not.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/pitt/page1.asp?secid%3D31 (550 words)

	Surviving Fort Pitt: The Timeline
		Granite-and-metal facades at both portals of the Fort Pitt Tunnel were replaced while traffic was detoured via the West End on weeknights.
		The inbound half of the I-279 "portal bridge" at Point State Park was rehabilitated, along with the Liberty Avenue on-ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge, causing the first major traffic disruption.
		The outbound half of the "portal bridge" between Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne bridges was repaired, as were exit ramps to Liberty Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies.
	www.postgazette.com /transportation/20020331forttime0331p7.asp (302 words)

	Fort Pitt outbound reopening tonight
		Some time this afternoon, Ken Andreatta plans to pull rank and inaugurate the smooth, new concrete lanes of the Fort Pitt Bridge, and he plans to stop his sport utility vehicle in the middle of the bridge for a minute, too.
		For the same reason, the Parkway East (Interstate 376 West) ramp leading onto the Fort Pitt Bridge will be limited to one lane rather than two, promising more traffic jams for motorists who don't opt to continue detouring for a while longer.
		The on-ramp, which has been two lanes since the Fort Pitt project started, was to have been back to a single lane by 6 a.m.
	www.postgazette.com /transportation/20020731fortpitt0731p2.asp (550 words)

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